WESTBROOK – More than a dozen residents living in Westbrook’s Prides Corner neighborhood spoke out against a proposed development plan for the former Prides Corner Elementary School Monday night, just prior to a 3-4 council decision that blocked a 98-unit condominium project from moving forward. On Tuesday, South Portland developer Vincent Maietta said he was […]
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RSU 5 superintendent to retire in June
Shannon Welsh, superintendent of Regional School Unit 5 since its inception five years ago, will retire on June 30. Nelson Larkins, chairman of the RSU 5 Board of Directors, made the announcement Thursday on the school district’s website. Larkins said Friday that Welsh has planned all along to conclude her career following the current school […]
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Gorham Notes – 1/9
Woman’s club to hear Falwell Gorham author and illustrator Cathryn Falwell will speak when the Gorham Woman’s Club meets at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, at First Parish Congregational Church, 1 Church St. Refreshments will be served at 12:30 p.m. Mallory wins middle school essay contest Gorham Middle School student Erica Mallory was awarded […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: God told me to
In Paul Kelly’s satirical song “God Told Me To,” there’s this line: “The wicked need chastisement, you know it’s either them or us.” But neither satirizing nor chastising sinners has proven effective. Many of them keep getting re-elected. Then, to hear the godly tell it, they insist on passing laws expressly designed to thwart the […]
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Tri-Town Community Calendar – 1/8
Upcoming events Local artists’ work on display, through end of January, Maine Roasters, 305 Route 1, Yarmouth. Paintings and collage by the Tuesday Painters, a group of Yarmouth and Freeport artists who create together on Tuesdays in Yarmouth. Winter travel series, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Jamie Pearson talks about his childhood […]
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Bull Moose Top 10
Top 10 for Portland store Dec. 23-29: 1. Beyonce, “Beyonce” 2. “Despicable Me 2” (DVD) 3. Arcade Fire, “Reflektor” 4. Billie Joe and Norah, “Foreverly” 5. Lorde, “Pure Heroine” 6. “Boston Red Sox: Band of Bearded Brothers” (DVD) 7. “Elf” (DVD) 8. “Kick-Ass 2” (DVD) 9. Various artists, “Greetings from Area Code 207: Vol. […]
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Art and Theater Listings
Museums, galleries and theater
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Utah appeals to Supreme Court to stop gay marriages
The state wants the weddings to halt while its case works its way through the legal system.
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Interim chief named as Lebanon reviews rescue department
He takes over a department with $207,000 in debt, shaky financial practices and the husband-and-wife leaders departing.
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Pot, guns and paparazzi for 2014
New laws run the gamut across the US in the coming year